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Plant Mahonia aquifolium (Berberidaceae)

Common Names
Oregon Grape; Blue Barberry; Holly Barberry; Holly Mahonia; Mountain Grape
How this plant is used
Medicinal
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Bark not available not available not available Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542.
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Root not available not available not available Kostavolva, D., Brazdovicova, B., Tomko, J. 1981. Isolation of Quaternary Alkaloids from Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. I. Chem Zvesti, 35: 279-283.
JATRORRHIZINE 13 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Bark not available not available not available Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542.
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Leaf not available 1600.0 not available Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542.
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Root not available not available not available Kostavolva, D., Brazdovicova, B., Tomko, J. 1981. Isolation of Quaternary Alkaloids from Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. I. Chem Zvesti, 35: 279-283.
MAGNOFLORINE 11 Wood not available not available not available Slavik, J., Bochorakova, J., Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V. 1985. Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. II. Chem Pap, 39(4): 537-542.
MAHONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
N-HEPTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf Wax not available not available not available Berg, V. S. 1985. Physical, Chemical and Spectral Properties of Leaf Surfaces of Berberis aquifolium (Pursh.). Plant Cell Environ, 8(9): 631-638.
NONACOSAN-19-OL 0 Leaf Wax not available not available not available Berg, V. S. 1985. Physical, Chemical and Spectral Properties of Leaf Surfaces of Berberis aquifolium (Pursh.). Plant Cell Environ, 8(9): 631-638.
OBAMEGINE 4 Root not available not available not available Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V., Tomko, J. 1986. Tertiary Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. III. Chem Pap, 40(3): 389-394.
OBAMEGINE 4 Seed not available not available not available Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V., Tomko, J. 1986. Tertiary Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. III. Chem Pap, 40(3): 389-394.
OXYACANTHINE 10 Bark not available not available not available Mulelr, K., Ziereis, K., Gawlik, I. 1995. The Antipsoriatic Mahonia aquifolium and its Active Constituents, II. Antiproliferative Activity Against Cell Growth of Human Keratinocytes. Planta Medica, 61(1): 74-75.
OXYACANTHINE 10 Plant not available not available not available Galle, K., Muller-Jakic, B., Proebstle, A., Jurcic, K., Bladt, S., Wagner, H. 1994. Analytical and Pharmacological Studies on Mahonia aquifolium. Phytomedicine, 1(1): 59-62.
OXYACANTHINE 10 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXYACANTHINE 10 Seed not available not available not available Kostalova, D., Hrochova, V., Tomko, J. 1986. Tertiary Alkaloids of Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt. III. Chem Pap, 40(3): 389-394.
OXYACANTHINE 10 Shoot not available not available not available Khusainova, K. S. and Sadykov, Y. D. 1986. Alkaloids from Aerial Parts of Mahonia aquifolium. Izv Akad Nauk Tadzh Ssr Otd Fiz Mat Khim Geol Nauk, 1: 41-46.
OXYBERBERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Misik, V., Bezakova, L., Malekova, L., Kostalova, D. 1995. Lipoxygenase Inhibition and Antioxidant Properties of Protoberberine and Aporphine Alkaloids Isolated from Mahonia aquifolium. Planta Medica, 61(4): 372-373.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antisalmonella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisecretory 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antishigellic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antisilicotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 3 Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
Antispermigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistrep 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antisyphilitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrachomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrypanosomic 1 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antitubercular 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antitumor (brain) 1 Werbach & Murray, 1994.
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaginitic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiviral 3 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.